20 | How People Pleasing Is Preventing Genuine Connection

Sensitive & Self-Assured | Confidence | Set Boundaries | Self-acceptance | Find Your Purpose | Self-esteem · Jul 10, 2025 · 9m

How often do you let other people decide how your time together will unfold — what you’ll do, when you’ll do it, even what you’ll talk about? You show up, but you leave feeling empty, unfulfilled, and disconnected — like you can’t fully be yourself. Today, I’m pulling back the curtain on how this subtle form of people-pleasing keeps you from building the deep, meaningful connections you truly crave — and what to do instead.

In this episode, we’re diving into one of the most overlooked ways people-pleasing shows up — by constantly deferring to what others want, especially in your…